Jere Newton, a Monterey Bay area film location scout from Aptos, was a top-three finalist at the California On Location Awards (COLA) virtual film industry awards event broadcast on Nov. 14, 2021. The Monterey County Film Commission nominated her for her work as local location scout for the independent movie “Malcolm and Marie” which was […]
LMGI Virtual Awards Ceremony “Celebrate the Where” Set for October 23, 2021 LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2021 – Nominees for the 8th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards were announced today by LMGI President John Rakich/LMGI. The awards honor the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television and commercials from […]
The Monterey County Film Commission announced that Eliette Singleton, a Cinematic Arts and Technology major at California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB), was named the 2021 winner of the $2,000 scholarship in the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program. She is originally from Playa del Rey. A $500 […]
(Monterey, CA) After a slowdown in filmmaking due to the COVID-19 uncertainties, the Monterey County Film Commission is eager to catch the eye of location scouts and directors as they begin to seek film sites for future commercials, feature films, fashion shoots, TV shows and other media. These productions give a boost to the local […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected two new members to serve three-year terms on its board. Annee Martin is partner/owner of Ami Carmel Boutique and Sanctuary Vacation Rentals. She has nonprofit volunteering experience with the Monterey County Hospitality Association, and last year she founded Kindness Monterey, a pay-it-forward gift card […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission’s board of directors has elected Brad Barbeau to serve a three-year term as board director. Barbeau, a 22-year Salinas resident, is Professor of Entrepreneurship at California State University Monterey Bay’s College of Business. He is also executive director of the CSUMB Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (iiED). As […]
The Pacific Southwest Region is temporarily closing all National Forests in order to better provide for public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout the state, and strained firefighting resources throughout the country. This closure will be effective on Tuesday August 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CLOSURE […]
MONTEREY COUNTY – A project to replace a culvert and repair erosion on Highway 1 south of Limekiln State Park will result in long term one-way traffic control beginning Monday, August 23. The construction project on Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast is located at Post Mile 20.4. This is approximately .36 miles south […]
The Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected Tanya Olson to its board of directors for a three-year term, and voted in new board officers for the next year. The officers are Gary Bolen, president; Julia Avery-Rudey, vice president, Sandi Austin, secretary; Jeff Clark, treasurer, and Garland Thompson as president emeritus. Olson is […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HIGHWAY 1 AT BIXBY BRIDGE FULLY REOPENED ALL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES CANCELLED MONTEREY COUNTY – Highway 1 at the Bixby Bridge has been fully reopened and overnight closures previously scheduled to continue into next week have been cancelled. Highway 1 at the Bixby Bridge reopened today Friday July 23 at 6:30 am and will […]
Date: Thursday, July 1, 2021 District: 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties Contact: Kevin Drabinski, 805-549-3138 or Jim Shivers, 805-549-3237 FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES OF HIGHWAY 1 AT BIXBY BRIDGE BEGINS MONDAY JULY 12 MONTEREY COUNTY – Maintenance work at the Bixby Bridge (PM 59.5) will result in full […]
